Gary (Brian) Dozier

Portal crane operator daily responsibilities : Daily walk around inspection of the crane for safety and maintenance issues . Report all problems to foreman, unloads log trucks entering the mill assuring truck drivers are out of trucks with proper PPE while being unloaded. Place logs into log storage areas as well as feed logs onto conveyor to feed chipping mill.

Daily maintaining the chip inventory, transferring chips from truck chip dump, rail chip cars, and the chip mill. Assuring chip species are not mixed or coss-contaminated; using multiply belt conveyors transporting wood chips to designated inventor piles.;maintaining bark inventory to be burned in power house.;use of computers to monitor bark load rates, bearing temps, e- stops,and bindicators.

• Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
• Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
• Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.

Daily operation of wheel loaders (cat 930,950,980 ,etc.) ; maintaining woodyard roads, dead stacking bark to maintain inventory to bake piles, moving log debris to disposal piles, pushing rail cars for chip unloading, feeding bin conveyors with chip and bark to maintain chip inventor to paper mill and bark to power house boilers.

• Maintained clean, trash-free workspaces to maximize productivity and safety.

Responsible for receiving wood chip rail cars from railroad, blue flag removal, car numbers recorded, brakes released and cars spotted on rail dumper; operation of rail switches, taking chip samples, basic housekeeping.

• Picked up debris and secured job site to eliminate potential hazards and reduce injury.
• Assisted and engaged with workers operating machinery and equipment to facilitate production process.
• Inspected plant and equipment daily to comply with health, safety and environmental regulations and company standards for cleanliness.

• Used measuring tools such as gauges and tape measure to identify conforming parts during production.
• Organized materials, tools and equipment to supply team members.
• Performed general housekeeping and cleaning tasks.
• Prepared job sites by removing debris and setting up materials and tools.

Daily operation of various equipment: furnaces, impact mills, cage mills, and roller mills; perform control room samples of finished product for moisture and residue contents to meet quality control requirements; load crush clay into surge bin to feed screw conveyors to rail cars and crush bags.

• Conducted thorough inspections of finished work to assess quality and conformance with production specifications, documented measurements, graded products and removed defective pieces from line.
• Protected team members and boosted performance by operating equipment safely and in accordance with company compliance measures.
• Updated daily logs and discussed activities such as output, materials usage, and equipment concerns to address and resolve problems affecting production.

• Lowered and tilted buckets and drove front-end loaders forward to force buckets into bulk material.
• Performed routine lubricating, fueling and cleaning loaders.
• Safely operated [Type] and [Type] heavy equipment to minimize risk of injury, loss and property damage.
• Observed safety protocols and procedures to avoid injuries and accidents during each shift.
• Performed thorough pre-shift and post-shift inspections and accurately completed equipment logs and reports.
• Inspected and examined stock items for defects and wear and reported damages to supervisors.
• Communicated issues that needed to be immediately addressed with supervisor for quick resolution.

• Operated equipment such as fork trucks and skidders.
• Observed site safety rules to maximize protections for team members and equipment.
• Worked alongside team to accomplish work goals according to schedule.
• Operated super sack rack in plant two. filled super sacks with pulverized kaolin using scales and forklift to fill to appropriate weight.
• Performed general housekeeping and cleaning tasks.
• Organized materials, tools and equipment to supply team members.